Glazed Brownie Cookies
Recipe from The Food Channel

You're sure to earn some "brownie points" with these chocolatey delights! The outside of these cookies are crispy while the inside is soft and chewy. With pecan pieces throughout - plus a rich chocolate glaze - these cookies are truly decadent.


Glazed Brownie Cookies

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Ingredients
  • 1/4   cup
    flour
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  • 1/4   teaspoon
    double-acting baking powder
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  • 1/4   teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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  • 1/8  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 8  ounces
    German's sweet chocolate, broken up
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  • 1  tablespoon
    unsalted butter
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  • 2  large
    eggs
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  • 3/4  cup
    sugar
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    vanilla extract
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  • 3/4  cup
    chopped pecans
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  • 1 
    batch Chocolate Glaze recipe
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Chocolate Glaze
  • 1  ounce
    unsweetened chocolate, chopped (1 square)
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  • 1  tablespoon
    unsalted butter
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  • 1/4   cup
    cream
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  • 3  tablespoons
    hot water
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  • 1  cup
    confectioner's sugar, sifted
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together; place in medium bowl.
3.
In double broiler, melt butter and chocolate; stir until well combined. Let cool.
4.
Beat eggs with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually until a ribbon forms and color becomes very light. Add vanilla.
5.
Add cooled chocolate to egg mixture and beat on low speed until well blended. Remove from electric mixer and fold in sifted dry ingredients. Fold in pecans as well.
6.
Using a rounded teaspoon, drop batter onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, placing 1 1/2 inches apart.
7.
Bake for 12 minutes. Cookies will look cracked, light in color, and still very soft.
8.
When cool, spread cookies with Chocolate Glaze using a small off set spatula.

Chocolate Glaze
In double broiler, melt butter and chocolate; stir until well combined.
Remove from chocolate mixture from double broiler, add heavy cream and hot water. Stir until well blended.
Add powdered sugar; stir until completely dissolved and smooth.

Nutrition information
Calories 177, Total Fat 9.7 g, Saturated Fat 4.0 g, Cholesterol 28.3 mg, Sodium 24.3 mg, Carbohydrate 22.8 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 2.3 g, Sugar 19.7 g. Daily Values: Calcium 2%, Iron 4%, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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